作者: Clare Elizabeth Parker , Christiano Spada , Mark McAlindon , Carolyn Davison , Simon Panter
DOI: 10.1586/17474124.2014.934357
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摘要: Video capsule endoscopy is being increasingly used to investigate the esophagus and colon as well small bowel. With advancement of technology in there have been marked improvements diagnostic rates for detection colonic polyps colorectal cancer. It also field if inflammatory bowel disease mucosal inflammation could potentially be assess healing. has role completing evaluation pathology those whom colonoscopy incomplete. Esophageal preferred by patients over esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) but yet does not rival EGD terms accuracy however advent magnetically steerable capsules may improve this. This review covers advances esophageal endoscopy; it capabilities these 2 tools technical aspects both procedures preparation.